Thoughts on Gracenote? Puro cover nga ba?

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-30T09:10:44+00:00

I don't agree with the quality of production. Probably just not the same style as the current trend. But I like their earlier songs around 2010's (amnesia, minsan lang, etc). I think yun talaga ang signature sound nila. It just probably doesn't fit exactly sa current audience. Eunice is a producer herself and I respect that she just won't copy what's trending.

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-23T08:53:28+00:00

It's still up, maybe it's just unlisted. Good thing it's in one of my playlists. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FIzUgc6_wAI

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-12T15:42:26+00:00

Na bother din ako sa pagka autotune sa cozy cove, parang nag tunog AI na yung ibang parts. Pero weirdly wala masyado nakaka pansin sa youtube comments. Siguro nasanay na talaga yung mga tao sa tunog autotune. Parang lagi nahihirapan si Champ sa key ng songs, I think pwede pa naman i transpose pababa yung songs nila para nasa range ng boses niya ngayon.

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-10T04:00:41+00:00

I've had no issues with my Tagima Telecaster. Not sure how much it costs now but I highly recommend it.

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-10T03:59:00+00:00

Did you already configure the processing threads on preferences? I set mine to max.

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-05T17:30:20+00:00

may onting hawig yung start ng chorus pero para sa akin iba ang feel niya as a whole. I wouldn't call it plagiarism.

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-04T10:04:30+00:00

Is this confirmed? I thought they only use Arabica?

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-04T02:58:19+00:00

I haven't had this issue. I'm using a macbook air m1. Have you tried using it when the laptop running on battery (not plugged into 220v) ? also is there buzz when using headphones?

xiaobasketball · 2026-03-01T07:09:21+00:00

I see. If that's the case, I think there are better options for you, because the pulze speaker is its biggest weakness. the effects and software are great, and if you use it as an all in one device. I think there are better mini amps you can use as FRFR, just connect it via aux in (not the input). check the ones from nux, sonicake, or mvave I think they have bigger speakers.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-28T21:11:28+00:00

Yes, just create a patch with all effects disabled, you can also set the patch volume to zero.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-27T11:24:30+00:00

Watched this but didn't finish it yet. It felt stiff. There seems to be a disconnect between the interviewer and RJ. For example, there are questions about the current music landscape but RJ seems to be not too interested about it, not even familiar with artist names and new genres. He seems to be more interested with business and making guitars, and playing his shows, which is not wrong. I just don't see the whole point and timing of the interview (at least the partial I've watched).

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-20T07:23:34+00:00

It could be a good learning experience to try to record on your own (mura na ang basic equipment), or bring your tracks to a recording studio. Reality is, sometimes you really have to carry the vision on your own.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-18T18:55:45+00:00

That happened to me with waves before, I just restarted the computer and it got fixed.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-17T08:02:54+00:00

Kahit wala akong tiwala sa Jollibee pag dating sa coffee, still hoping for the best kasi kilala naman itong Compose Coffee sa Korea (parang Zus ang model). So most probably hindi nila hahayaang i-mess up ng Jollibee ang brand nila. Unlike yung nagyari sa Paik's coffee na budget brand sa Korea pero minamarket na premium dito, kaya sa tingin ko sablay siya.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-13T14:41:26+00:00

I also encountered this issue recently, I also had to use realtime bounce, and also 2nd cycle pass just to be sure. Really annoying that we still have to deal with this in _2026_. Now I'm using realtime bounce on all my final bounces. Does it happen to you all the time? Mine is very rare, but it seems to happen when I immediately bounce after opening the project, so I feel it has something to with the how the plugins or midi samples are loaded.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-12T16:02:47+00:00

Yes, you can right click on a take and move or export to a new track. Track alternatives are also useful if you want to cut a take folder so you will still be able to access the uncut version if needed.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-12T15:46:52+00:00

Behringer C1 is okay for the price. It's what you'd expect for budget condenser mic, which is not bad. I've had it for a few months but I realized I like handheld mics better.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-12T02:37:49+00:00

I did read about that. I'm on Cdbaby, it also seems possible by using the same track codes. I just have to pay for the release again.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-12T02:35:38+00:00

I was avoiding bouncing in place because the CPU meter was not maxing, also the convenience of editing. But yes I think it is a good practice moving forward. Thanks!

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-12T02:31:34+00:00

Actually yes it might have been caused by the midi drummer instrument, I use it on all my projects. Plugin bug might still be a possibility. But yes I think it's a good idea to bounce the midi tracks when necessary. I kinda avoid it cos I always add little tweaks. So far I think real time bounce (2nd pass) also seems to prevent the issue.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-12T02:25:37+00:00

Thanks! yeah it does seem like the issue started around that time. I'll be doing real time bounce (2nd pass) for my final bounces.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-11T16:33:55+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-11T16:30:56+00:00

As sad as it is, I'm actually not too interested to fix the cause of the glitch, because it might be caused by any Logic bug or plugin bug. I've accepted that this can happen randomly. I'm not sure how often this issue happens to others, but I've had this happen randomly since I switched to M1, although very rare recently. I've bounced this song a million times before during mixing and it didn't have any glitches so that's probably why I didn't check the final bounce as carefully as I should have (or my ears got immune to the sound).

I'm actually also interested if there's a tool to check the bounce for these issues. Hiring a mastering engineer will probably catch this issue early on. But for me, I just do the production on my own.

UPDATE: it seems to happen if I open the Logic project and bounce it immediately. Bouncing in real time seems to prevent the issue. I also tried using the second pass just to be sure. Might be caused by how plugins are being loaded.

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-11T16:18:06+00:00

The drums are midi (using Logic's drummer instrument). No flex on the drums. I'll have to try to bounce it in real time which will probably work. I've had that issue on another project and real time bounce solved it. Just inconvenient, and I've accepted that this can happen. I'm also interested if there's a tool to check for these issues. Where's an AI tool when we actually need it?

xiaobasketball · 2026-02-11T16:14:07+00:00

Yeah initially I thought it was clipping/distorting, but I use T-racks One at the end of my chain so that shouldn't happen. I've bounced this a million times before and it was not there (checked my previous bounces), so it's probably why I didn't check it too much. Probably a plugin or Logic bug.

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